January 25, 2017- Marking a notable event, Carigara celebrates its 446th “Adlaw Han Kalgara” (Founding Anniversary) commemorating remarkable episodes from the past that brought the town to where it is today. Founded in 1571, Carigara is known to be the first established town in Eastern Visayas and was the first capital of Leyte. It is one of those towns whose unique history is hard to trace. Various names had been used such as Kalgara, before it was called Carigara- which was taken from Kan Gara (belongs to Gara). Gara or Datu Gara was said to come from Borneo who purchased the island from the aeta Chief Marikudo
In the past, Gara was believed to be one of the unnamed cohorts of the 10 datus that immigrated to Panay Island. It is said that he bought a piece of land from Marikudo, the Ati chief. As time passed, Kangara turned into Kalgara and became Carigara when the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines.
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The boulevard at dawn, a nice time to walk, jog or just spend the early morning with the family
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Celebrating its town fiesta every July 16 since 1595 in honor of ;Santa Cruz del Triunfo; also known as ;El Triunfo de la Santa Cruz;. A huge cross, with the image of Christ nailed to it, dominates the main altar of the parish church - the traditional place of honor for a town's Titular/;Patron;.
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The "turogpo," which comes from the indigenous Waray term meaning to meet or matchmake, has been practiced by the people of Carigara.
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The ruin of the 1595-church of Carigara, (Binongtoan), the old settlement in this town. The church was completely abandoned sometime before 1900, but was only restored and transformed into a plaza only in 1995, during the 400 years of Leyte Jesuits Evangelization
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Carigara Ancestral house,one of the most beautiful Bahay na Bato in the Philippines.
the Municipality of Carigara, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of LeyteIt. Is a town in northern Leyte located right on the shore of Carigara Bay, and surrounded by wide rice fields fanning out towards the mountains in the distance.
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